Versailles-inspired interiors, IMAX cinemas and helipads: This year’s biggest superyachts rankings

The definitive list of the 101 largest superyachts in the world for 2019 has been revealed. There are 10 brand new entries to this year’s Top 101 list compiled by Boat International magazine, which describes itself as the authority on global superyachts. They showcase some of the most lavish sailing environments on the planet, from … Read more

Airline food of 2019 ranked and it’s Air Canada and Alaska on top and Southwest bottom

Air Canada, 4.0 stars, average calories 347 According to Dr Platkin, Air Canada offers several mini-meals that are ‘much better than a traditional snack, and are low in calories with great nutrient content’. He also notes that Air Canada’s main meals are ‘relatively healthy and available for trips that are more than two hours long’. … Read more

From that bridge to Chinatown and even Alcatraz – San Francisco is a collection of vibrant villages

Perched on the Pacific, San Francisco is a gold-rush town that’s now pulsating with tech start-ups, and dominated by the Golden Gate Bridge.  Get in closer, though, and the city becomes a series of villages, all with their own identity; from hippy Haight-Ashbury and the cool Mission District to the old money of Nob Hill, … Read more

Pull up a seat and sample Japan’s gift to the world: How to find the best sushi restaurants

Pull up a seat and sample Japan’s gift to the world: How to find the best sushi restaurants Japanese food specialist Lesley Downer reveals how to find a good sushi place She suggests looking for places with the freshest fish and a chef behind counter The rice should look glossy and be subtly flavoured with rice … Read more

Try our top ten tours that give you… access all areas from the Vatican to Nashville

Small escorted tour holidays are increasing in popularity, whether they offer trips to Russia or the Lake District. All transportation is organised for you, as well as hotels and most meals.  A tour manager is on hand throughout to take care of the itinerary, paperwork or any problems. And along the way, the best guides … Read more

Comedian Helen Lederer recalls her holiday adventures from travelling to Austria to visiting Ibiza

‘I’d rather stay on my balcony and remain pale’: Comedian Helen Lederer recalls her holiday adventures and why she avoids lining up her sun lounger next to others By Richard Webber For The Daily Mail Published: 09:57 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 09:57 BST, 16 December 2019 Comedian Helen Lederer, who has been revealing … Read more

The Holiday Guru answers traveller queries from European scuba spots to Russian cruises

Where to find the best scuba spots in Europe and how to cruise from the UK to Russia: The Holiday Guru answers traveller queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 09:34 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 09:35 BST, 16 December 2019 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week visiting … Read more

Sharm El-Sheikh offers superb diving – and with direct flights from next week it is back in business

‘Great fish and chips!’ said Tina and Stewart from Bromsgrove. Anna, Andrea and Alan from Sunderland also loved the ‘beautiful’ fish and chips, but also had a ‘fab’ holiday. ‘First time to Egypt!’ It’s a novel kind of guestbook. The messages are written on beer mats underneath a glass-topped table in the Queen Vic Pub, … Read more

The sales are on and flights are cheap. There’s no better time to visit New York than in new year

The Big Apple in December is glamorous and glittering, carried on a tide of spectacular department store window displays, floodlit ice rinks, Radio City Christmas specials and bell-ringing Santas on Fifth Avenue. But that all comes at a price. A sky-high price, in fact, along with impossible-to-get-in restaurants, sold-out Broadway shows and claustrophobic, congested sidewalks. … Read more